. The chautauqua of the tropics and Melbourne, Florida .. . nd of still water. High rolling pine lands extend for miles to the west, back of thetown—the health-giving balsam from the trees loading the air with its delicious perfume. The Gulf .Stream with a constant temperature of seventy degrees, flowing near the oceanbeach, maintains an even and delightful temi)erature almost the year through. The SoutheastTrade Winds blow from the broad ocean across the peninsula and river and bathe the hightable-lands in their invigorating breath. On the south boundary of Melbourne is a charming little stre
. The chautauqua of the tropics and Melbourne, Florida .. . nd of still water. High rolling pine lands extend for miles to the west, back of thetown—the health-giving balsam from the trees loading the air with its delicious perfume. The Gulf .Stream with a constant temperature of seventy degrees, flowing near the oceanbeach, maintains an even and delightful temi)erature almost the year through. The SoutheastTrade Winds blow from the broad ocean across the peninsula and river and bathe the hightable-lands in their invigorating breath. On the south boundary of Melbourne is a charming little stream called Crane Creek, andtravelers have said that in all their wanderings they never saw more beautiful tropical scenerythan is to be found here. The Indian River Country is blessed with an abundance of good water—that from thedriven wells being slightly charged with iron, and consequently very strengthening—and thatfrom the Artesian wells being a mild sulphur water, which is specially beneficial, both for drink-ing and bathing. MCLBOURNC, Starting for a Deer Hunt. THE CHAUTAUQUA OF THE TROPICS. FOR three years there was held at Melbourne a Chautauqua covering a week. The lasttwo years two weeks were filled, and splendid results followed. Great interest has beenawakened, and manj visitors have suggested that the surroundings of Melbourne are unsurpassed as the seat of a great winter Chautauqua, which would attract nation-wideattention. Here one finds the tropics in earnest, and on reaching Melbourne, one feels thatFlorida has been really entered. There is no disappointment such as one experiences in touch-ing the northern edge of the state, where wastes of sand greet the eye, and the absence of theorange is most noticeable. Here oranges abound, great fields of pineapjjles glisten in the sun,the graceful banana grows to magnificent height, and bears luxuriantly, while the royal tangleof Crane Creek in its wild and weird picturesqueness could hardly be duplicated
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